Reversible plow.



No. 627,878. Patented June 27,.. 189m c. w. REED.

REVERSIBLE PLOW.

Application filed Sept. 29, 1898;

(No Model.)

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OULLIN WV. REED, OF OWOSSO, MICHIGAN.

REVERSIBLF. PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,878, dated June 27, 1899.

Application filed September 29, 1898. Serial No. 692,181. (No model.) I

To all whom it may, concern:

' Be it known that I, OULLIN W. REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Owosso, in the county of Shiawassee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Flows; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Thisinvent-ion relates generally to plows, and particularly to reversible plows; and it has for its Object to provide a simple, durable,and economically=constructed plow adapted to be quickly and easily reversed and to be adjusted as to depth and to and from the land; and it consists in the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved plow; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section on the line Jaw, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a detail perspective view of the beamadjusting sash; Fig. 4., a detail perspective view of the handle-clamps,vand Fig. 5 a de- Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout all the views.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the beam, B the moldboard, and O the landside, of my improved plow.- The beam is formed, preferably, of a single bar or piece having the curve or bend a formed therein at its front or draft end and aclevis or 1100]: b. The purpose of forming the beam with the curve or bend a is to enable the same to pass overloose straw, manure, &c., that may be scattered over the field or to enable the moldboard to turn over and cover such material with the slice withoutinterfering with the beam. The beam passes through an enlarged opening 0, formed in the moldboard at about the center of height of the same, and through a box D, bolted to the landside and moldboard, and through the block (1 of a sash-frame e, which is also bolted to the landside and moldboard,

as best shown in Fig. 2. 0n the beam is secured a ball f, adapted to fit a spherical recess in the box D to form a bearing, the box being formed in halves, in each of which a semispherical recess is formed to snugly fit the ball f, and with outwardly-flaring or con ical openings g for the passage of the beam therethrough. The sash-frame e is formed with ways or tracks h, on which the block d rests and may be moved back and forth to adjust the beam laterally and is secured in its adjusted position by a pin or bolt t'. The opening j in the block for the beam is oblong in shape, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 3, so as to provide for the vertical play of the beam should the plow strike a stone, as well as to permit of the beam being adjusted vertically; but, if desired, the beam may be held against vertical movement in the block after adjustment by means of a plate E, having an opening to fit the beam and being adjustably secu red by means of pins or boltsto the block d, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to hold the beam firmly in its adjusted position. To the rear end of the beam a socket F for the handles is clamped and the handles are firmly secured therein by bolts, as shown in Fig. 2.

Adjacent the box D a clamp G is secured on the beam, which is formed with a projec tion 7a, through which a pin Z passes and enters the box for the purpose of locking the beam against movement. The pin is normally held in engagement with the box by a spring and is released therefrom by a rod or cord m, connected with the'pin and which extends within easy reach of the plowman.

The moldboard is formed cylindrical in shape and tapers to a narrow point at its rear or furrow end, and at its front end are attached the scalloped shares or points H, The edges of the moldboard to which the shares are attached are formed with sharp offsets 01, against which the rear edges of the shares closely abu t,and the flanges 0 from said moldboard receive the shares thereon, in which position they are firmly secured by bolts. The forward edges of the flanges o are tapered or beveled so as to offer no obstacle to the working of the plow. In order to compact the furrow and prevent the soil falling therein, I provide what I term a furrow-packer for the Inoldboard, and which consists of a curved wing L, which commences at the junction of the share or point on the furrow side of the moldboard and extends to the rear end of the moldboard and gradually increases in width to the rear. The wing curves back from the moldboard and forward in the line of a cylinder, and its outer corner is rounded, as at p, to engage the slice after it has been cut and turned over, and pack or compact the same and. prevent it falling in the furrow behind the plow, and thus prevent the slice turned in the next furrow from lying flat in the preceding furrow. The wing also forms, with the edge of the landside, a base for the plow similar to runners, on which it is drawn and which prevents the plow from rocking 01' wahbling in the furrow. The edges of the wings L are parallel with the landside.

It will be observed that the front edges of the moldboard are cut off on a straight line parallel with the line of the moldboard-body, (see Fig. 2,) and the shares or points are formed of equal width throughout their lengths, and that the furrow edges of the moldboard are also formed on a straight or direct and uncurved line from the point of junction with the share, as at r, to the rear end of the moldboard, as at s, as shown in Fig. 1, or with a slight inward curve, as at t, Fig. 2. This construction enables my plow to operate just as advantageously on level or flat land as on hillsides, since the friction is obviated and the slice is permitted to pass under the moldboard and cannot be carried along by the same, as in all plows having a rounded or outwardly-curved edge formed on the moldboard. As soon as the slice is cut it passes under the edge of the moldboard at once and is then engaged by the wing L and compacted, as above described.

The landside O is formed of a single plate or sheet of suitable material having the rear end or corners thereof rounded off, as shown, and its front end formed on the arc of a circle, as at u, said end forming the colter.

It will be understood from the above description that when the end of a furrow is reached the plow may be turned for the next furrow by simply withdrawing the pin land lifting the plow in the usual way, and as the animal attached thereto is turned the plow turns on thebeam. W

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A moldboard for plows having a curved wing on its furrow edge adapted to compact the slice after it passes under the edge of the moldboard. i

2. A moldboard for plows having a straight furrow edge and a curved wing adapted to compact the slice after it passes under the edge of the moldboard.

The combination, in a reversible plow, of a moldboard having an opening through its body, a beam extending through said opening, and means for securing the beam against longitudinal movement.

4. A moldboard for plows having an offset and a flange the full width of its front edge and a straight or uneurved share secured to said flange.

5. The combination, in areversible plow, of a moldboard having an opening in its body, a beam extending through said opening, a ball secured on said beam, and a box for said ball, whereby the plow may be turned on the beam.

6. The combination, in a reversible plow, of a moldboard having an opening through its body, a beam extending through said opening, a ball on said beam, a box for said ball, and means for adjusting said beam to or from the land.

'7. The combination, in a reversible plow, of a moldboard having an opening in its body, a beam extending through said opening, a universal bearing for said bea1n,and a sash-frame and block for adjusting said beam to or from the land.

8. The combination, in a reversible plow, of a moldboard having an opening, a beam extending through said opening, a universal bearing for said beam, means for adjusting the beam laterally, and means for locking the beam against rotation.

9. A landside for reversible plows consisting of a single plate of suitable material having rounded rear corners and its front end arc-shaped to form a colter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

OULLIN W. REED.

Witnesses:

HELEN E. PARKER, FRANK MONTGOMERY. 

